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Subject: 
Re: Violence created by presence of guns? (was: Gotta love Oracle...)
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Date: 
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:30:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Horst Lehner writes:

Another point which may not be so obvious is that the government which
trusts it's citizens with the power to overthrow the government becomes
more worthy of those citizens trust.

Maybe, but even with the arms you US civilians do have, do you think that is
realistic?

Yes.  If a large chunk (say, 50%) of the US population used handguns and rifles
to overthrow the national government for the sake of instilling a better one,
I'm sure that we would defeat the military.  They would not posess the will to
put the population down.

Chris



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  Re: Violence created by presence of guns? (was: Gotta love Oracle...)
 
(...) Not a single word of arms there. What do you read between the lines? (...) Maybe, but even with the arms you US civilians do have, do you think that is realistic? :wq Horst (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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